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Written by sandi
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Sunday, 10 March 2013 22:53 |
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January 12th 2013
HOW TO RUN A RURAL B & B
Stainfield Village Hall
Firstly, apologies for the tardiness of this report: someone stole January while I wasn’t looking!
A reasonably well attended meeting on a cold winter’s day, was rewarded with a great deal of information on all aspects of the B & B trade. The number of questions raised suggests that this is a popular idea for diversification, which is not surprising when you consider that tourism is the 2nd largest business sector in Lincolnshire, after farming.
Chris & Hazel from Ferry Hill Farm and Patrick from Kingthorpe Manor Farm gave a talk on their differing styles of operation, from Eco Huts to providing a bed for travelling workmen with muddy boots. The provision of caravan & camp sites was also covered.
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Written by sandi
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Sunday, 10 March 2013 22:38 |
The first of our new Pub Socials was held on Thursday 28th February at the Pride Of Lincoln just off the Whisby roundabout. This was chosen as it is quite central and has lots of parking. The evening started off with 2 couples sitting at separate tables and a short game of musical chairs followed as we found an area large enough to accommodate us. There was a fair amount of examining the other patrons, trying to 'spot the smallholder', and a discussion on what we could do to let people know who we were. Waving various smallholding related items seemed popular, with a small flag being the most sensible idea! Trev managed to turn up about 2 hours after everyone else, muttering something about a broken boiler, a grand-daughter and some sheep.
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Coastal Eco Centre - August 2012 |
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Written by Sandisam
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Monday, 27 August 2012 15:11 |
The Eco Centre on the outskirts of Skegness is situated on what was until 20 years ago, a council rubbish dump. The 14 acre site I visited on Saturday 25th
August has undergone such a transformation that you could easily imagine yourself in an old woodland. Arriving at 10.00, I met with Paul Charles who was to be our tutor and guide for the day. After about 10minutes, and still no-one else arriving, Paul suggested we make a start with a brief tour and introduction to the day’s activities, and the rest could catch up before we started the practical stuff. It was here that I started to feel a little uneasy, as it became apparent that no-one else was going to turn up! Having given Paul the option of abandoning the day, it is to his credit that he enthusiastically carried on, and I had the benefit of a whole day’s one to one tuition in charcoal burning, woodland management and hurdle making.
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Written by Sandisam
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Saturday, 14 July 2012 08:03 |
The weather threatened all manner of things as we set off from all parts of Lincolnshire to Normanby Hall on Sunday 24th June, so we were equipped with everything from sunhats to woolly gloves. Fortunately it stayed dry for most of our visit so we were able to take our time looking around. Surprisingly, Normanby Hall is owned and maintained by North Lincolnshire Council and has escaped the NT/Heritage branding (and pricing!) and despite its size, covering some 300acres in total, has a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere.
Having gathered together in the car park and exchanged tales of the weather and stultified crops, we moved on to meet our guide, Paul Beethem, who is the Head Gardener, in charge of four other gardeners. I thought we were only having a guided tour of the Walled Garden, which was restored in 1997, having been used as a lido since the 1960s, so I was pleasantly surprised to have a tour of all the formal areas of garden and associated outbuildings.
 At the side of the Hall is a sunken garden with a beautiful, gentle planting scheme including
lavender, roses and paeonies around a long rectangular formal pond. From there our attention was drawn to the row of double pleached limes, an unusual take on the single pleached form.
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